Sports Facility and Event Operations | E-094151
This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in sports and entertainment facility management. He has managed Yankee Stadium, Giants Stadium, ESPN Wide World of Sports (where he was their first General Manager), and Cleveland Browns Stadium, whose opening he oversaw in 1999. At each of these venues, he was responsible for all aspects of operations and administration. He currently owns a consulting business where one of his major projects was working with the New York Football Giants, the New York Jets, and the New Meadowlands Stadium Company on the privately financed $1.7 billion MetLife Stadium. This expert is a past president of the Stadium Managers Association, whose members include facility managers from the NFL, MLB, MLS, CFL, motor speedways, colleges and universities, and several international facilities. He has been hired as an expert witness on many law suits involving sports and entertainment venues.
Location: NJ
BS, United States Naval Academy
Former Member, Stadium Managers Association
Member, Sports League Sub-Council
Member/Advisory Board, National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security
Former, Naval Aviator United States Navy
Former, President, Stadium Managers Association
Former, Director of Stadium Operations, Yankee Stadium
Former, Assistant General Manager, Operations, Giants Stadium
Former, General Manager, ESPN Wide World World of Sports, Walt Disney World
Former, Stadium Operations Manager, Cleveland Browns Stadium
Former, Vice President/General Manager, Giants Stadium
Current, Associate Professor, top tier university
Current, Owner, Sports facility and event management consulting firm